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Xactus, a fintech company specializing in mortgage verification solutions, has achieved ICE Platinum Partner status with ICE Mortgage Technology, a division of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). This prestigious designation recognizes Xactus's advanced platform knowledge, active participation in various initiatives, and successful implementation of complex projects.

As an ICE Platinum Partner, Xactus gains exclusive benefits including prominent Marketplace placement, expanded marketing opportunities, and access to specialized tools and resources. The partnership aims to enhance mortgage modernization through data and automation improvements.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) reported record trading volumes for its ICE Bonds platform in the first half of 2025. Corporate bond trading volume reached $120 billion, up 20% year-over-year, while municipal bond trading hit $109 billion, marking a 35% increase from H1 2024.

The company achieved a milestone with its first spread-based click-to-trade corporate bond order, combining institutional spread-based pricing with retail-focused click-to-trade execution. ICE Bonds expanded its services with a new RFQ protocol for Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), complementing its existing MBS Click-to-Trade marketplace.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) announced that KGI Securities Investment Trust Co. (KGI SITE) has launched Taiwan's first multi-asset ETF, the KGI US Top Balanced ETF. The ETF tracks the NYSE TPEx 70-30 Equity Top 10 N-Listed & Treasury 3-10 Year Balanced Index.

The innovative index combines 70% allocation to large cap, technology-focused equities from the NYSE Top 10 N-Listed Index and 30% allocation to U.S. Treasury bonds with 3-10 year maturities. This launch represents the first product from ICE and Taipei Exchange's index collaboration announced in November 2024.

The ETF aims to support long-term retirement planning through a balanced, diversified investment approach, with monthly rebalancing to maintain target allocations.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) has expanded its climate data and analytics service to include over 5 million private companies globally. The enhanced offering integrates Dun & Bradstreet's private company data with ICE's geospatial intelligence platform and climate risk models.

The service provides comprehensive analytics for both physical risks (flood, wildfire, hurricane, extreme heat/cold exposure) and transition risks, including Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions metrics. This expansion enables investors to assess climate impact across entire portfolios, including traditionally opaque private markets, offering a consistent approach across major asset classes like public companies, sovereigns, municipal bonds, and mortgage-backed securities.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and Chainlink announced a collaboration to integrate ICE's Consolidated Feed data into Chainlink Data Streams, providing high-quality FX and precious metals rates for onchain distribution. The partnership will serve over 2,000 applications in the Chainlink ecosystem, including leading banks and asset managers.

ICE's market data feed, covering multiple currencies and precious metals, will contribute to Chainlink's derived data sets, enhancing reliability in onchain markets. This integration comes as tokenized real-world assets are projected to reach $30.1 trillion, positioning both companies to capitalize on the growing digital asset market.

ICE (NYSE:ICE) reports that mortgage originations reached their highest quarterly volume since 2022, driven by purchase and cash-out refinance activity. The company's August 2025 Mortgage Monitor reveals that cash-out refinances represented 59% of all refinance transactions in Q2, with borrowers accepting higher rates to access equity.

Total home equity hit a record $17.8 trillion, including $11.6 trillion in tappable equity. However, equity growth is slowing, with some markets experiencing significant drops. Notably, 70% of cash-out borrowers accepted an average 1.45% rate increase to access approximately $94,000 in home equity. Retention rates for cash-out refinances reached a four-year low, bringing overall refinance retention down to 23%.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) announced that Mizuho Americas, through its security-based swap dealer Mizuho Capital Markets LLC, has joined ICE Clear Credit as a clearing member. This membership gives Mizuho access to clearing services for Single Name and Index CDS instruments, as well as CDS Index Option instruments for North American and European corporate indices.

ICE Clear Credit, launched in 2009, has processed trades with a combined notional amount exceeding $385 trillion, maintaining current open interest of over $2 trillion. The platform enables clearing of more than 670 different CDS instruments referencing corporate and sovereign debt.

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) reported strong trading volume statistics for July 2025, demonstrating significant growth across multiple segments. The company achieved total average daily volume (ADV) growth of 12% year-over-year, with open interest also increasing 12% year-over-year.

Notable highlights include record futures of 55.4M lots on July 25, strong performance in Energy trading with ADV up 10%, and impressive growth in Financials with ADV up 17%. The company saw substantial increases in key areas such as NYSE Cash Equities ADV (up 56%), SONIA ADV (up 44%), and Asia Gas ADV (up 43%).

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) has announced two significant developments for NYSE Texas: the appointment of Bryan Daniel as President and the establishment of its headquarters in Dallas. Daniel, who previously served as Chairman of the Texas Workforce Commission, will report to NYSE Group President Lynn Martin.

Daniel brings extensive experience in Texas public policy, having served on Governor Greg Abbott's senior staff and held key positions at the Texas Department of Agriculture. The NYSE has secured a lease at the Old Parkland campus in Dallas, with operations expected to begin in 2026.